… Crafty Apple Cobbler Ginger Pumpkin Muffuns Pumpkin Bisque Select the Perfect Pumpkin Tips for Your Fall Container Gardens Mysterious Creatures Echoes of a Silent Night Fall Webworm … Crafty Apple Cobbler Ginger Pumpkin Muffuns Pumpkin Bisque Select the Perfect Pumpkin Tips for Your Fall Container Gardens Mysterious Creatures Echoes of a Silent Night Fall Webworm …
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… Today’s enthusiasm for using herbs to treat ailments, whether Echinacea (purple coneflower) as an immune-system … new. Native Americans of the Great Plains held Echinacea in high regard and prescribed it for snakebites, stings, toothaches, and the mumps. Ancient Greeks believed St. Johnswort would make evil spirits fly away. The early Christians used it in exorcisms. For some, it’s a mood lifter against present-day demons. What is an Herb? An herb is a plant with …
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… Q. How do I grow roses? A. Select a rose that is cold-hardy for your region. Provide a site with full sunlight (six hours or more), good air circulation, and … in the spring, although they can be successfully planted in the fall if done early enough for their roots to become established before the onset of freezing temperatures. Ensure that the … inch of water per week. (Do not over-water.) Apply a fertilizer specifically formulated for roses three times per year beginning in early spring when they are first pruned, again after …
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… garden. What can I plant in March? A. It’s not too early to select and purchase onion sets for late March planting. Onion sets are available at some garden centers and by mail order. If you order from catalogs, the varieties ‘Ebenezer’ and ‘Golden Globe’ are recommended for Illinois. Sets may be planted in early spring as soon as the soil is dry enough to work. For green onions, the sets should be placed upright about 1 inch apart and about 3 to 4 inches …
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… in semi-arid scrublands of tropical areas. It grows as a tuberous subshrub with thick roots for storing water. The stems grow semi-erect, bearing long, strap-like, narrowly lanceolate … chlorós, meaning “yellow-green” and phytón, meaning “plant.” The specific epithet is Latin for “close to shrub-like.” Dietes grandiflora Large Wild Iris This plant is native to the … the shoot will continue to grow from the terminus of the inflorescence. This cultivar is noted for its dwarf stature and deep red flowers. The genus name is derived from the Greek words mélas, …
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… For Chicago-area gardeners, May is typically “go time!” for planting annuals, vegetables, and herbs to fill out the garden. The lawn is actively growing, … too. However, this month is a study in contrast, before and after the final frost date for the Chicago region’s USDA Hardiness Zones 5b and 6a. When planting warm-season annuals, …
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… “I love it for its fine-textured, low-mounding habit, its late-summer flowers that are fragrant, like cilantro—very unusual for a grass—and its orange-tinged fall color,” says Dr. James Ault, director of ornamental plant …
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… ginger makes a striking, shining ground cover or border plant in shady gardens. It is grown for its foliage, because its flowers are insignificant. It spreads by rhizomes and is semi-evergreen during winter. It is an elegant ground cover for shady gardens. …
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… America. Silky Scarlet bloodflower ( Asclepias curassavica 'Silky Scarlet') is a great plant for color in the landscape from mid-summer through fall. Butterflies attracted to the nectar will lay their eggs on the foliage for their larvae to eat. …
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… scene with intricately-shaped lavender flowers above bronze-tinted new foliage. Selected for cultivation by noted German plantsman, Ernst Pagels, this low-growing, hardy ground cover is perfect for shady locations. Once established (after 2 to 3 years), Epimedium grandiflorum 'Lilafee' can …
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